Word: literal
Category: literal
Science, Computers & Electronics, Arts & Entertainment
Related words: literal
literal meaning, what is literal, literal translation, string literal, meaning of literal, definition literal, literal equations, literal video, literal total eclipse, literal language, literal tobuscus, tobuscus, literal trailer, literal equation, definition of literal, literal define, object literal
Synonyms: literal
strict, factual, plain, simple, exact, straightforward, unembellished, undistorted, objective, correct, true, accurate, genuine, authentic, word-for-word, verbatim, letter-for-letter, precise, faithful, close, real, actual
Translations: literal
literal in spanish
Dictionary:
spanish
Translations:
literal, literalmente, literales, literal de
literal in german
Dictionary:
german
Translations:
tippfehler, wörtlich, buchstabensymbol, druckfehler, buchstäblich, wörtliche, wörtlichen
literal in french
Dictionary:
french
Translations:
textuel, vrai, littéral, coquille, littérale, littéralement, litéral
literal in italian
Dictionary:
italian
Translations:
letterale, letteralmente, letterali, letterale di
literal in portuguese
Dictionary:
portuguese
Translations:
literal, litro, exacto, literalmente, literais, literal de, literal em
literal in dutch
Dictionary:
dutch
Translations:
woordelijk, letterlijk, letterlijke, de letterlijke
literal in russian
Dictionary:
russian
Translations:
дословный, буквальный, опечатка, буквенный, литерал, буквальное, литерала, буквальным
literal in norwegian
Dictionary:
norwegian
Translations:
ordrett, bokstave, bokstavelig, bokstavelige
literal in swedish
Dictionary:
swedish
Translations:
ordagrann, bokstavlig, bokstav, bokstavliga, bokstavs, orda
literal in finnish
Dictionary:
finnish
Translations:
kirjaimellinen, painovirhe, perimmäinen, todellinen, kirjaimellisen, kirjaimellista, sanamuodon mukainen, kirjaimelliseen
literal in danish
Dictionary:
danish
Translations:
bogstavelig, bogstavelige, ordret, bogstaveligt, ordlyden
literal in czech
Dictionary:
czech
Translations:
doslovný, skutečný, literál, doslovné, literálu
literal in polish
Dictionary:
polish
Translations:
literalny, literowy, dosłowny, literał, literat, autentyczny, przyziemny, nieprzenośny, dosłowne, literału
literal in hungarian
Dictionary:
hungarian
Translations:
szó szerinti, szó, literál, szó szerint
literal in turkish
Dictionary:
turkish
Translations:
edebiyat, sözlü, gerçek, edebi, değişmezi, tam
literal in greek
Dictionary:
greek
Translations:
κυριολεκτικός, κατά γράμμα, γραμματική, κυριολεκτική
literal in ukrainian
Dictionary:
ukrainian
Translations:
письменність, буквальний, буквальне, буквального, дослівний
literal in albanian
Dictionary:
albanian
Translations:
i saktë, i fjalëpërfjalshëm, fjalëpërfjalshëm, fjalë për fjalë
literal in bulgarian
Dictionary:
bulgarian
Translations:
буквален, буквалното, буквалния, литерал, буквална
literal in belarusian
Dictionary:
belarusian
Translations:
літаральны, літаральным, даслоўны
literal in estonian
Dictionary:
estonian
Translations:
sõnasõnaline, grammatiline, grammatilise, sõnasõnalist
literal in croatian
Dictionary:
croatian
Translations:
bukvalan, dosljedan, doslovan, doslovni, doslovna, doslovnom, doslovnog
literal in icelandic
Dictionary:
icelandic
Translations:
bókstaflegri, bókstaflega, lesgildan, bókstaflegan, bókstaflegi
literal in lithuanian
Dictionary:
lithuanian
Translations:
pažodinis, pažodžiui, pažodinio, pažodinį, pažodinė
literal in latvian
Dictionary:
latvian
Translations:
burtisks, gramatisko, gramatiskā, burtiska, burtiskā
literal in macedonian
Dictionary:
macedonian
Translations:
буквална, буквални, буквалното, буквален, буквално
literal in romanian
Dictionary:
romanian
Translations:
erată, literală, literale, literala, literar
literal in slovenian
Dictionary:
slovenian
Translations:
prost, dobesedni, dobesedna, dobeseden, dobesedne
literal in slovak
Dictionary:
slovak
Translations:
prostý, doslovný, doslovného, doslovné
The meaning and "use of": literal
adjective
- taking words in their usual or most basic sense without metaphor or allegory. - dreadful in its literal sense, full of dread
- (of a translation) representing the exact words of the original text. - He decided to undertake not only the literal translation of the text itself, but also three types of interpretation.
- (of a person or performance) lacking imagination; prosaic. - She was relatively literal-minded , although a bit dreamy.
- of, in, or expressed by a letter or the letters of the alphabet. - literal mnemonics
- a misprint of a letter. - Extensive mistakes may hardly count (as when the entire first edition was misprinted in italics), but literals can be crucial in a conflicted society which fetishes minor differences.
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